Hat anchor



April 1952 D. SIGLER ETAL 2,594,814

HAT ANCHOR Filed Jan. 12, 1950 ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 29, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAT AN CHOR- DorisSigler and Frank E. Walsky, Baltimore, Md. Application January 12, 1950,Serial No. 138,216

2 Claims. 13257) This invention relates to especially to a comb-likeunit attachable to the front-lower-inner-part of a hat in eifectiveposition to engage with the frontal hair of the wearer of the hat, forpreventing the hat from being blown oif the head of the wearer.

One object of the invention is to provide very simple, convenient andthoroughly effective means to secure said unit to the main body of thehat or to the sweat-band thereof in the effective hair-engaging positionwhile the securing means is out of the way from detrimental contact withthe users forehead.

Another object is to secure said unit against a lower-inner-front partof the hat, while it keeps the hat from blowing rearward while enablingthe hat-wearer to easily remove the hat by tilting it downward andforward so as to disengage the teeth from the frontal hair withoutmaterially disarranging the hair.

Other objects and important features are pointed out or implied in thefollowing details of description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the invention secured to thelower-inner-front portion of the hat of which only a sectionalfragmental front portion is shown, part of the crown and rim be ingbroken away.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the hat-anchoring unit detached from thehat and from the securing strip which is seen in Figs. 1 and 4.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the securing means in the form of a bendablemetal strip of inverted U-shape, as before being engaged with the grooveand openings of the comb-like device of Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

Referring to these drawings in detail, in which, similar referencenumerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views, theinvention is described in detail as follows:

In broad terms, the invention is a comb-like unit comprising spacedteeth 5 to engage with the frontal hair of the user, and a base-plate 6with which one end of each tooth is united, said base-plate havingtherein a groove 1 that extends at right angles to the length of saidteeth and terminates at openings 8 which extend through said base-plate6, said groove and openings being adapted to receive therein andtherethrough an appropriate means 9 for attaching the hat-anchor to theinner side of the hat ID in a proper position for said teeth to engagewith said frontal hair, so as to anchor said hat against being blownfrom the head of the user.

More specifically, the invention is a combinaa hat-anchor, and

inner side tion with said hat it and with said securing means which ishere shown as an attaching strip 9 having its middle portion normallyseated in said groove 1 while portions thereof extend through saidopenings 8 and through adjacent portion of said hat 10, said strip 9having endportions I I bent in opposite directions and in properpositions to secure said units against the inner surface I2 of the hatand with said teeth projecting upward.

Said end-portions of the attaching strip are engaged with thefront-lower portion of said hat. so as to secure said unit against saidinner side of said front-lower portion of the hat.

We do not intend to limit our patent protection to the precise detailsof construction and arrangement shown and described in the foregoing andin the drawings, for the invention is susceptible of numerous changeswithin the scope of the inventive idea as implied and claimed.

We claim the following a our invention:

1. In a hat-anchor, a comb-like unit comprising spaced teeth to engagewith the frontal hair of a user, and a base-plate with which one end ofeach tooth is united, said base-plate having therein a groove thatextends at right angles to the length of said teeth and in opencommunication with openings which extend through said base-plate, saidgroove and openings being adapted to receive therein and therethrough anappropriate means for attaching the hat-anchor to the of a hat in aproper position for said teeth to engage with said frontal hair foranchoring said hat against being blown from the head of the user.

2. The unit defined in claim 1, in combination with a thin bendablemetal attaching strip having its middle portion normally seated in saidgroove while portions thereof are adapted to extend through saidopenings and through adjacent portions of said hat and to be bent inopposite directions and in proper positions to secure said unit againstthe inner surface of the hat and with said teeth projecting upward.

DORIS SIGLERJ. FRANK E. WALSKY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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